Colonialism as Civilizing Mission: Cultural Ideology in British India

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Colonialism as Civilizing Mission: Cultural Ideology in British India
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Harald Fischer-Tine
Edited by Michael Mann
SeriesAnthem South Asian Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:362
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 155
Category/GenreColonialism and imperialism
National liberation, independence and post-colonialism
ISBN/Barcode 9781843310921
ClassificationsDewey:325.3410954
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Anthem Press
Imprint Anthem Press
Publication Date 1 March 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ranging from studies on sport and national education and pulp fiction to infanticide, psychiatric therapy and religion, these essays on the various forms, expressions and consequences of the British 'civilizing mission' in South Asia shed light on a topic that even today continues to be an important factor in South Asian politics.

Author Biography

Harald Fischer-Tine is Professor of History at the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich). Michael Mann is Assistant Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Fern Universitaet, Hagen.

Reviews

'What is intellectually stimulating is the variety that this volume offers - the ways in which individual essays bring into light a new body of archival sources as well as the manner in which eash essay offers a specific geographical-cultural episode of a larger pan-Indian narrative around the colonial "civilizing mission."' -Srirupa Prasad, 'Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History'